Hiker collapses, dies on trail

CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST  A 27-year-old hiker from Coronado collapsed and died on an East County trail Saturday afternoon.

His name was not released because his family had not yet been notified, the county Medical Examiner’s Office said.

The man had hiked three friends to Three Sisters waterfalls in the Cleveland National Forest, and on the return hike he collapsed, investigators said. The friends called 911 about 2:25 p.m. for medical assistance and started CPR.

Paramedics arrived by helicopter and tried to revive the man, but were not able to, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. His cause of death was under investigation.